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Covent Garden crushes APS
-Houston stuns Mercy Wing
Covent Garden registered the largest margin of victory so far in this year’s Digicel Nationwide Schools Football Competition after inflicting an 18-1 drubbing on Academy of Professional Studies (APS) in their encounter yesterday, at the Grove Community Centre ground.
Covent Garden Secondary School scores a goal in their encounter against Academy of Professional Studies yesterday.
In the other game scheduled in the East Bank Demerara Zone between Camille’s Institute and Friendship Secondary, the referee decided that the ground was unsuitable for play due to consistent rain which made the venue waterlogged and therefore abandoned the game.
The game will now be played today, at the Grove Community Centre
Dominic Garnett led the way for Covent Garden, hammering in five goals which came in the (12th, 24th, 55th, 56th, and 65th) minutes, while Kevin Agard added a hat-trick in the (4th, 22nd and 67th).
Other contributions came from Omali Henry (31st and 36th), Trevor Jones (41st and 49th), while there was one each for Sheldon Chapman (6th), Trevon Gaskin (16th), Kesta Joseph (21st), Rodick McKenzie (39th), Ronel McLean (47th) and an own goal (62nd).
David Coates scored APS’ solitary strike in the 57th minute.
At the Camptown Football Club ground, the venue was not conducive for the fixture between Ascension Secondary and Freeburg Secondary and it was switched to the Georgetown Football Club ground, wherein the latter was a no show.
At the Kuru Kuru Cooperative College ground, the contest between Camille’s Institute and Friendship Secondary was postponed due to the unfit condition of the venue and this will be replayed today at the Grove Community Centre ground.
At Tucville, Houston Secondary made Mercy Wings pay for their blunders, cruising to a comfortable 2-0 win.
Kevin Douglas in the (52nd) and Shaquille Grant in the (60th) netted for the winners, while their custodian Rudolph Doobay, denied Mercy Wings from recording any goals.
The competition continues today with six more matches at various venues.
The victorious Covent Garden Secondary School poses for a photo op yesterday.
At LTI ground in Linden, Mackenzie Hugh takes on Linden Technical Institute from 15:30hrs; at Dem Amstel, Goed Fortuin battles Sarswat Secondary; L’Aventure engages Stewartville; North Georgetown and St. George’s collide; North Ruimveldt Secondary takes on New Campbellville Secondary and Queen’s College square off against David Rose Secondary.
All the above matches are scheduled to start at 15:30 hrs.
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